All Dilemmas

You’re a lawyer defending someone you know is guilty of a serious crime. Do you still fight for their acquittal?

During jury duty, another juror reveals they’ve already decided the verdict before hearing the evidence. Do you report them?

You find an abandoned baby on your doorstep with a note asking you to care for them. Do you call the authorities or keep the child safe yourself?

A friend relapses after years of sobriety and begs you not to tell their partner. Do you respect their privacy?

Your new doctor saves your life during an emergency — then you discover they faked their credentials. Do you report them?

You find out a close friend has been lying about their identity for years. Do you confront them or let it go?

You discover through DNA testing that you carry a gene for a fatal disease. Your siblings haven’t been tested. Do you tell them?

You’re offered the chance to switch lives with anyone in the world — permanently. Do you take it?

A dying friend admits to a serious crime. They’ve lived an otherwise good life. Do you tell the authorities?

You find an unopened letter from decades ago addressed to your home’s previous owner. Do you track them down or open it?

You overhear a colleague planning to sabotage another’s work to get a promotion. Do you intervene?

Your ageing parent refuses to give up driving despite several near misses. Do you take away their keys?

You’re undercharged by thousands at a car dealership due to an error. Do you inform them?

You suspect your neighbour is involved in dangerous criminal activity, but you have no proof. Do you report them?

You can vote in a tight election that will drastically affect your community. Voting your conscience means the worse candidate may win. Do you compromise?

In a disaster, you can save either a loved one or multiple strangers. Who do you choose?

A friend pitches you a brilliant business idea, then never follows through. Years later, you’re in a position to make it happen. Do you?

You accidentally receive proof your boss is having an affair with a subordinate. Reporting it could end their career — and yours. Do you act?

You find evidence that a popular charity is misusing funds. Exposing it could collapse the organisation and harm those it helps. Do you go public?

Your friend asks you to invest heavily in their risky startup. You suspect it will fail, but they’re convinced it’s their big break. Do you invest?

A blood test reveals your father isn’t biologically related to you — and he doesn’t know. Do you tell him?

You see a child who matches the description of someone missing for years — but they’re happily with adults who seem loving. Do you alert the authorities?

Your beloved dog attacks someone unprovoked. They demand the dog be euthanised. Do you fight it or comply?

You catch a student cheating during an exam. Reporting them could end their academic career. Do you turn them in?

Your country reinstates conscription. You’re offered a way to avoid service by bribing an official. Do you take it?

A black-market doctor offers a cure for your child’s illness — it works, but is unapproved and dangerous. Do you risk it?

Your colleague is falsely accused of harassment, but defending them publicly could harm your own reputation. Do you speak up?

You discover your child’s teacher is giving them special treatment over other students. Do you confront the teacher, risking your child’s grades?

Your sibling racks up huge debts and begs you for money, promising to repay it. You know they’re unreliable. Do you help or let them face the consequences?

You find a lost USB stick labelled ‘confidential’. Checking it reveals explosive information about local corruption. Do you leak it?

You learn your best friend was adopted — something they don’t know. Their birth parents are searching for them. Do you tell your friend?

Your colleague regularly drives drunk but hasn’t been caught. Reporting them could save lives but would also ruin their career. Do you act?

You donate a large sum to a struggling charity anonymously. A week later, they falsely credit someone else publicly, and donations pour in because of them. Do you reveal the truth?

You see your friend’s parent with someone who clearly isn’t their spouse. Do you tell your friend, confront the parent, or stay silent?

A close family member asks you to provide a false alibi for a crime they insist was self-defence. Do you help them?

You discover your professional rival’s groundbreaking work is plagiarised from an obscure source. Exposing them could ruin their career, but benefit yours. Do you act?

Your boss mistakenly congratulates you on being promoted — but you know they’ve confused you with a colleague. Correcting them means losing the promotion. Do you admit the truth?

A terminally ill friend asks for your help to end their life peacefully. Assisting would be illegal where you live. Do you agree?

Your child’s teacher fails a whole class due to a grading error. You spot the mistake, but correcting it will cost your child their top ranking. Do you speak up?

You’re offered a huge bribe to ignore a minor safety violation at work. Refusing means losing your job; accepting means someone could get hurt in the future. What do you do?

A disaster strikes your town. You discover the emergency shelter is already full — but they’d let you in if you take the last spot from a stranger with two small children. Do you take it?

After your father’s death, you find documents proving he once framed an innocent man who went to prison. The man has served his sentence and rebuilt his life. Do you reveal the truth?

You’re in charge of a lifeboat that can only take ten more people without sinking. Eleven are left in the water. Do you choose who survives, or leave it to chance?

You’re a perfect match for a life-saving organ transplant, but the patient is a convicted criminal serving life without parole. Do you donate?

You’re on the hiring panel for a job. The strongest candidate is a close friend — but they’re up against someone clearly more qualified who desperately needs the work. Do you favour your friend or choose on merit?

Your best friend’s spouse makes a drunken pass at you during a party. They apologise immediately, swearing it meant nothing, and beg you not to tell. Do you confess to your friend or protect their marriage?

You’re sitting alone in a quiet pub when a tipsy stranger strikes up a conversation. Midway through, they admit they were the driver in a hit-and-run that killed a child ten years ago. They say they’ve carried the guilt ever since, but beg you not to involve the police — claiming it would destroy their family. You have no proof. Do you report them?